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Hamilton feels less pressure

With the Formula One championship starting in less than two weeks from now Lewis Hamilton has said he is feeling less pressure to prove himself than when he started his Formula 1 career twelve months ago.

"Perhaps there is more pressure but I feel there is less," Hamilton told the British media this week. "Last year I had so much to prove. There was the press asking 'can he do it or not?' I'm sure even people in the team were wondering.

"I was quick in testing but racing is a different thing. People wait for you to fail. I think this year is slightly easier. People know how well I can drive. I'm not going into an unknown world.

"I don't have any doubts that I will do a job this year but that means something different now. It means I want to win the world championship."

Speaking about the competition with Ferrari Hamilton furthermore said: ""Ferrari were ahead by maybe three or four 10ths of a second, but now we are in equal cars. It was strange they weren't at some of the tests in Barcelona - it's an accurate measure."

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